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Water Temps

Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2020 3:17 pm
by dbarr15
Why is there no water temp. information on the USGS reporting? It would seem to be something useful. to know.

Re: Water Temps

Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2020 3:34 pm
by Fishybig
Gr8 question!!! But would it be reliable if it were there?

Re: Water Temps

Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2020 4:52 pm
by barkeater
A few years ago I remember there was at least one temperature monitor for a NJ river but the one I'm thinking about was discontinued due to lack of funding.

Re: Water Temps

Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2020 6:40 pm
by Troutman
be nice to have

Re: Water Temps

Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2020 9:47 am
by Jaybird
South branch at 37cfs no bueno .

Re: Water Temps

Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2020 10:41 am
by Rusty Spinner
They are too expensive to maintain without a supporting funder. I tried many times to have TU fund one for either the Musky or the SBR gauge but nobody seemed interested. Some stations do have them such as Spruce Run in Glen Gardner, the Pequannock at two sites, etc.

Re: Water Temps

Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2020 11:57 am
by lightenup
Rusty Spinner wrote:
Tue Jul 07, 2020 10:41 am
They are too expensive to maintain without a supporting funder. I tried many times to have TU fund one for either the Musky or the SBR gauge but nobody seemed interested. Some stations do have them such as Spruce Run in Glen Gardner, the Pequannock at two sites, etc.
That temp in GG goes up and down like a yo-yo . It reaches 70 long before the SBR but drops back to the low 60's at night. Looking at it recently you would think it isn't measuring water temps but air temps..It hit 92 yesterday. Maybe the Creek is too low and it is measuring air temps.

Re: Water Temps

Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2020 2:45 pm
by coaltrout
On USGS you can customize the table. Below link shows Temperature as one of the columns, and you can see which gage has temperature recordings. I also included Gage height/streamflow.

https://waterdata.usgs.gov/nj/nwis/curr ... _selection

Re: Water Temps

Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2020 3:39 pm
by Rusty Spinner
lightenup wrote:
Tue Jul 07, 2020 11:57 am
Rusty Spinner wrote:
Tue Jul 07, 2020 10:41 am
They are too expensive to maintain without a supporting funder. I tried many times to have TU fund one for either the Musky or the SBR gauge but nobody seemed interested. Some stations do have them such as Spruce Run in Glen Gardner, the Pequannock at two sites, etc.
That temp in GG goes up and down like a yo-yo . It reaches 70 long before the SBR but drops back to the low 60's at night. Looking at it recently you would think it isn't measuring water temps but air temps..It hit 92 yesterday. Maybe the Creek is too low and it is measuring air temps.
Yup, sounds like the temperature probe is sticking out or too close to the water's surface at that USGS gauge station. No chance that water is hitting 80 let along 92 :shock: :)

Re: Water Temps

Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2020 3:52 pm
by martalus
The Potomac at Little Falls hit just over 90 yesterday evening! At that temp, its too warm to even fish for smallies! I dont know who maintains the temp guage, but I find it very useful when deciding when to target bass, shad, etc. Maryland seems to have more temperature guages as big rivers like the potomac have them as do tailwaters such as Little Hunting creek, Little Gunpowder, etc.

https://waterdata.usgs.gov/md/nwis/uv?site_no=01646500

Re: Water Temps

Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2020 12:27 pm
by lightenup
Rusty Spinner wrote:
Tue Jul 07, 2020 3:39 pm
lightenup wrote:
Tue Jul 07, 2020 11:57 am
Rusty Spinner wrote:
Tue Jul 07, 2020 10:41 am
They are too expensive to maintain without a supporting funder. I tried many times to have TU fund one for either the Musky or the SBR gauge but nobody seemed interested. Some stations do have them such as Spruce Run in Glen Gardner, the Pequannock at two sites, etc.
That temp in GG goes up and down like a yo-yo . It reaches 70 long before the SBR but drops back to the low 60's at night. Looking at it recently you would think it isn't measuring water temps but air temps..It hit 92 yesterday. Maybe the Creek is too low and it is measuring air temps.
Yup, sounds like the temperature probe is sticking out or too close to the water's surface at that USGS gauge station. No chance that water is hitting 80 let along 92 :shock: :)
https://natwebsdww02.cr.usgs.gov/nwiswe ... 11..0..gif

Here is a copy of the GG Spruce Run gauge temps....not very believable.

Re: Water Temps

Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2020 1:58 pm
by BiggerThomas
Rusty Spinner wrote:
Tue Jul 07, 2020 3:39 pm
lightenup wrote:
Tue Jul 07, 2020 11:57 am
Rusty Spinner wrote:
Tue Jul 07, 2020 10:41 am
They are too expensive to maintain without a supporting funder. I tried many times to have TU fund one for either the Musky or the SBR gauge but nobody seemed interested. Some stations do have them such as Spruce Run in Glen Gardner, the Pequannock at two sites, etc.
That temp in GG goes up and down like a yo-yo . It reaches 70 long before the SBR but drops back to the low 60's at night. Looking at it recently you would think it isn't measuring water temps but air temps..It hit 92 yesterday. Maybe the Creek is too low and it is measuring air temps.
Yup, sounds like the temperature probe is sticking out or too close to the water's surface at that USGS gauge station. No chance that water is hitting 80 let along 92 :shock: :)
Guys, I have a bridge to sell...

Re: Water Temps

Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2020 8:46 am
by dbarr15
Just checked the USGS site for the SBR and there is a temperature graph! Is this new?

Re: Water Temps

Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2020 9:02 am
by BiggerThomas
Next week's overnight lows look like they'll be in the mid to low 60s while daytime highs will be lower 80s...I'd love to get out for a week in August if possible. Temps will tell!

Re: Water Temps

Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2020 10:56 am
by lightenup
dbarr15 wrote:
Fri Jul 31, 2020 8:46 am
Just checked the USGS site for the SBR and there is a temperature graph! Is this new?
Yes I saw it too. Look how thw temp fell as the levels rose. The rain helped last night. Also I bet the sun going down had something to do with it. :)

Re: Water Temps

Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2020 11:27 am
by barkeater
Just checked the USGS site for the SBR and there is a temperature graph! Is this new?
Yippee!

Re: Water Temps

Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2020 3:54 pm
by joe_panella
BiggerThomas wrote:
Fri Jul 31, 2020 9:02 am
Next week's overnight lows look like they'll be in the mid to low 60s while daytime highs will be lower 80s...I'd love to get out for a week in August if possible. Temps will tell!
for quite a few years now August has been really fishable. My childhood memories, especially fb double sessions in hs, were pretty brutal August's.

Re: Water Temps

Posted: Sat Aug 01, 2020 2:09 pm
by barkeater
In addition to temps the SB now has assessment of chlorophyll and phycocyanin florescence and relative florescence. Does anybody know their usage? Chlorophyll I assume could be used to assess algae in the water however the phycocyanin I am unfamiliar with.















i am not familiar with.

Re: Water Temps

Posted: Sat Aug 01, 2020 3:41 pm
by Pete
It's a component of algae.

Re: Water Temps

Posted: Sat Aug 01, 2020 4:19 pm
by barkeater
Thanks.